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plagued by a cough for all of last week
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Recent Examples of plagued
Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Exploding power lines evoked the electrical outages that have plagued Puerto Rico in recent years.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Ice dancing is also the most scandal plagued discipline because of the subjectivity of scoring since there are few jumps, throws or lifts.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The coach said the team took into account the possibility that Canada was also plagued by the same issue.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
With snow sitting on the ground, inconsistent heat and hot water has plagued the Beach 41st Street complex for a while.
—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
But for the second season in a row, the Magic have been plagued by injuries to key players.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The tactical questions that have plagued Rodríguez’s club career as a throwback creative midfielder could be one of Knowles’ biggest challenges.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Mold, flooding, and barely functioning heaters have plagued a Berkeley building housing low-income students, and owners are scrambling to sell or find a way to manage $9 million in repairs the apartment complex needs.
—Hamza Adel Fahmy, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
Staffing shortages have plagued the grocery industry since the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Exploding power lines evoked the electrical outages that have plagued Puerto Rico in recent years.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Ice dancing is also the most scandal plagued discipline because of the subjectivity of scoring since there are few jumps, throws or lifts.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The coach said the team took into account the possibility that Canada was also plagued by the same issue.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
With snow sitting on the ground, inconsistent heat and hot water has plagued the Beach 41st Street complex for a while.
—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
But for the second season in a row, the Magic have been plagued by injuries to key players.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The tactical questions that have plagued Rodríguez’s club career as a throwback creative midfielder could be one of Knowles’ biggest challenges.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Mold, flooding, and barely functioning heaters have plagued a Berkeley building housing low-income students, and owners are scrambling to sell or find a way to manage $9 million in repairs the apartment complex needs.
—Hamza Adel Fahmy, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagued
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Embarrassment could have been a factor in the rash decision, but Trump is not a man who appears to be afflicted by that particular emotion, which takes its cue from a certain amount of self-awareness and humility.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Thus, taxpayers are often stuck financing underperforming government programs riddled with waste and outright fraud, as was the case in the recent $30 billion scandal that afflicted the state’s unemployment insurance program.—
Lanhee J. Chen,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Secret Agent’s primary setting is a house full of misfits and refugees in the northeastern city of Recife, a safe harbor from those persecuted by the country’s military regime, ruled over by the inimitable Dona Sebastiana (Tânia Maria, whose role was written specifically for her).—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump has promised to help rescue the country’s persecuted protesters as thousands died.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Erica Moore, 46, who spent 11 nights in a hotel with her dog and two cats, said she was most frustrated by the poor communication from Nashville Electric Service.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Still, the optics are deeply damaging for an already frustrated king and the Prince of Wales, multiple royal experts told Fox News Digital.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Now it’s finally tortured artist Benedict Bridgerton’s (Luke Thompson) turn.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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All of this makes the job of being an informed citizen just tortured.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dodd is facing charges of first-degree murder, home invasion, armed violence, residential burglary and aggravated stalking, according to Oswego police.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rodriguez was convicted in 2020 of stalking and aggravated assault.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Adams administration was besieged with corruption at every level—the Blackness of the perpetrators was of no solace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Don Lemon also enjoyed a standing ovation and was besieged by people all night to express their gratitude and support after he was arrested and charged for an anti-ICE protest just two days before.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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O'Neal told the story Tuesday of how Gary Payton — a guard on that Miami team — cursed him out after Game 2, saying Dwyane Wade needed the ball more if the Heat were going to win the series.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The many emotions of Monken Over the course of the news conference, Monken laughed, cried and cursed.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Projects will be judged on several criteria, including the project’s creativity and the use of tested and accurate AI.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
4 Sep. 2025
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Every batch of ice cream, even those with tested and confirmed recipes, requires a lot of tasting and adjusting.—
Maggie Hiufu Wong,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Plagued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagued. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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